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Violence
Barely any
The destruction of Earth; some alien violence; nothing graphic
Language
Barely any
Adams's characteristic wit; mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
An unusually bleak entry in a comedic series; the hopelessness is the point
What this book is about
The darkest and most despairing of Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker novels follows Arthur Dent trying to find peace on a primitive planet, Trillian discovering she has a daughter, and the Earth being destroyed yet again—this time for good. Adams himself admitted the book was written during his most depressed period, and it shows.
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